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sportscurmudgeon · 08-23-2005, 07:43 PM

Matty:

You know that I have thought for a long time now that Rock Cartwright is nothing more than a special teamer for a good NFL team. I have seen nothing to change that assessment in the first two pre-season games.

Remember on 4th and 1, when Rock went for minus 5? He has done that a lot of times inside the 5 in the last year so I'd prefer not to have him handling the ball when it is absolutely necessary to gain 1-2 yards. He aspires to mediocrity as a RB; the Skins need more than that.

Nemo hustles and plays hard, but he goes down with the first hit - once even from a CB who dodged a block and had no momentum going into Nemo as the hit was made. At 250, Nemo outweighs a CB by 50-70 lbs and that was where I expect a quality back to break the tackle. He hasn't shown me that he can't get better since he hasn't been here very long, so between the two I'd keep him. But I'd prefer that there were someone else to choose from.

JWSleep:

I know Brian Mitchell isn't coming back. But it would not surprise me to find out that he can still play 3rd down back beter than either of these guys. Now Otis Wonsley is a different story; don't try to bring him back; he's about 3 years too old!

08-23-2005, 07:43 PM	#59
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	Re: Thoughts on the game Matty: You know that I have thought for a long time now that Rock Cartwright is nothing more than a special teamer for a good NFL team. I have seen nothing to change that assessment in the first two pre-season games. Remember on 4th and 1, when Rock went for minus 5? He has done that a lot of times inside the 5 in the last year so I'd prefer not to have him handling the ball when it is absolutely necessary to gain 1-2 yards. He aspires to mediocrity as a RB; the Skins need more than that. Nemo hustles and plays hard, but he goes down with the first hit - once even from a CB who dodged a block and had no momentum going into Nemo as the hit was made. At 250, Nemo outweighs a CB by 50-70 lbs and that was where I expect a quality back to break the tackle. He hasn't shown me that he can't get better since he hasn't been here very long, so between the two I'd keep him. But I'd prefer that there were someone else to choose from. JWSleep: I know Brian Mitchell isn't coming back. But it would not surprise me to find out that he can still play 3rd down back beter than either of these guys. Now Otis Wonsley is a different story; don't try to bring him back; he's about 3 years too old! __________________ The Sports Curmudgeon www.sportscurmudgeon.com But don't get me wrong, I love sports...